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Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World

Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World: A History

William Alexander
2022
Growing up in Morganton, every July and August our kitchen counters overflowed with the tomatoes my…
Nature —
The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

Katherine Center
2022
I wanted to include a review of a romance in this newsletter but I hadn't read one in awhile s…
Romance —
The Daughters of Kobani

The Daughters of Kobani

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
2021
The fight against extremist and terrorist groups in the Middle East sometimes seems hopeless. Wins …
History —
The Deadline

The Deadline

Jill Lepore
2023
Jill Lepore states in her introduction to The Deadline that she has “tried to write history differe…
Essays —
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

James McBride
2023
Christmas came early for me this year with a new book from James McBride. Discovering McBride'…
Fiction —
The last days of the Dinosaurs

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World

Riley Black
2022
Riley Black has written a new sort of dinosaur book. It isn't really even about dinosaurs. Ins…
Nature —
The Latecomer

The Latecomer

Jean Hanff Korelitz
2022
The most delightful element of "The Latecomer" is the ironic deadpan humor of the narrati…
Fiction —
Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles
2021
Amor Towles has written a quintessentially American Odyssey, a “coming of age” story, following the…
Fiction —
the Maid

The Maid

Nita Prose
2022
The mystery genre has only 2 basic requirements, an apparent crime, most often murder, and an attem…
Fiction —
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The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley
2022
I have noticed a resurgence recently in classic "closed circle" mysteries. If you aren&#x…
Fiction —
The Right Call

The Right Call

Sally Jenkins
2023
I am not particularly athletic. I was not chosen last for every team in elementary school, but I ce…
Sports —
The Terraformers

The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz
2023
In her acknowledgements at the end of "The Terraformers" author Annalee Newitz says, &quo…
Science Fiction —